I record a chapter save a raw original for safekeeping. Then I go through my recording and remove clicks/noise that I find. Then I use a noise floor profile of a small section in the beginning and apply it to the track. Then I use the normalizer and set it to 3.4, works great.

Recently after applying the above process I find clicks, usually two 1 second apart at the 3 second section at the end of a recording.

Jackxxx wrote:I record a chapter save a raw original for safekeeping. Then I go through my recording and remove clicks/noise that I find. Then I use a noise floor profile of a small section in the beginning and apply it to the track. Then I use the normalizer and set it to 3.4, works great.

Recently after applying the above process I find clicks, usually two 1 second apart at the 3 second section at the end of a recording.

Any ideas on why that might happen?

Thank you

It sounds like @Trebor may have solved your issue. There is a process that may help you in the future. Try bringing up your audio to the proper range for audio books first before you do any editing. If I remember correctly it is between a -18 and -23 RMS with a min of -3dbtp. By bringing it up first it will help you recognize any breathing, noise, pops, and clicks. If you add any eq and you boost any freqs then you would simply re-adjust your required range after you finish. If you do any cuts with your eq then this will have little effect. I also recommend using headphones outside of a professional studio when you do your editing as it will also make these unwanted sounds seem more pronounced.

Also note in that mastering post, it says "technical compliance." All this is going to do is get you past the robot that inspects for volume, noise, etc. If you can't read, you're still going to fail ACX. Your reading will crash during Human Quality Control. The human could also bounce you for overprocessing. If the only way you could pass ACX is to beat up your voice with corrections and filters, it may fail anyway. The goal is a natural reading with no "distractions," (their word).

Your voice should sound like you, not like a bad cellphone or speaking into a wine glass.

As far as I can see, the top of this post shows nothing concerning the requirements other the then OP sets the dbtp at a 3.4 although I assume they meant a -3.4. I did read your link and as I stated, it is between -18 and -23 with a -3dbtp max.